Morsang-sur-Orge

Morsang-sur-Orge
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Morsang-sur-Orge
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Morsang-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Val d'Orge
Mayor	Marjolaine Rauze (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	36–81 m (118–266 ft)
Land area1	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population2	21,323  (2006)
- Density	4,857 /km2 (12,580 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91434/ 91390
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°39′42″N 2°20′46″E / 48.6617586°N 2.3461175°E / 48.6617586; 2.3461175

Morsang-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.2 km (13.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants of Morsang-sur-Orge are known as Morsaintois.

Transport

Morsang-sur-Orge is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Morsang-sur-Orge is Savigny-sur-Orge station, which is approximately a 22 minute train journey from the center of Paris on the Paris RER line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Savigny-sur-Orge, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from the town center of Morsang-sur-Orge.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

Media related to Morsang-sur-Orge at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)